Rail-joint.



A. BUSSE. RAIL JOIN T. APPLICATION mm APR. 24, 1908 Patented Dee. 5, 1911.

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ATTORNEYS A. BUSSE.

RAIL JOINT. APPLICATION FILED APR. 24. 1908.

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5 (M I I j I c 0 I I l I I 1' L 0 @z Patented D6116; 1911.

ARTHUR Russ a, or onannor'rnunone, GERMANY.

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JI'ooZZ-whmn it may concern: I

'Be it known that I, ARTHUR,'BUSSE, a subject of the'Emperor of Germany, and resident of Charlottenburg, vented certain new anduseful Improvements in Rail-Joints, of which the following "is a "specification.

. My invention relates to rail joints and has for its object to provide a secure-connection which will be less liable to breakage than constructions used hitherto,

the notions of an electric rail bond.

" Various ways of carrying out my nven- ,tion are illustrated in" the accompanying drawings in iwhich- Figures 1, .2, 3 4, 5," 6-and7 arei 'side'le vag tionsof suchlrail joints, and 1,2, 3*, ;,5, 6"--and 7F corres ,onding cross sections. fit} .In Figs. land 1, and B are two adjacent rails against which lie fish plates C and D of "substantially the usual construction, held together against the web of the rail by means of bolts such as E and nuts such as F. So far the constructio'nneed notdifier from v the'usual rail joint.

- According to my" invention the brazing metal G. which is usedin brazing, is applied between the lower surfices of the rail heads '30 and-theupper surfaces'jof the rail bases, and

the adjacent surfaces of the fish plates.

In the particular construction shown in Figs. .1- .andi f ljfi, the brazing material is applied, "it-along the entire length of the fish plates-," but only at the ends thereofand also at the CePtIal' portion, that is, at the ends of the rails, A and B.-

The c structionshown in Fig. 2 and 2? is very it 40 difierenc one fish plate G, which is provided with an extension C flush with the upper surface of the rail heads, and.moreover the brazing material is japplied at only two points (that is, at. the ends) of the upper surface ot-said fish plate 0' below the heads of the rails A and B; a

The construction inFigs. 3 and 3 difi'ers from that illustrated by Figs. 1 and 1 by the addition of a plate H below the bases of the two rails at the oint, said plate being brazed to the rail bases by the brazing metal G. Figs. 4 and 4"illustrat the application ofthe same construction to T railsA', B instead of the grooved rails shown in Figs.

Specification o! Letters l a'tent Application filed A ril 24, 1908. Serial No. 42s,912.

Germany, have ill-f which can be easil repaired, and'which will also perform 1 I In Figs. 6 and 6' the brazing material is to the ends of-the fish platesfffifl milar to that described above, the being chiefly in the shape of thebrazing extended a Patented Deo.5, 1911 is well lmown that in ordinary track construction'the heads of the rails are worn {down considerably at the joints. To remedy this I may cut out the worn portion of the on rails and-insert by brazing a new rail tion J and .then proceed in substantially the samemann'eras above described. Thus in.

5 and 5 the fish plates C,D are brazed E to the rail heads and rail bases in substan-- tially the same manner as in Fig. 1, except that the brazing material-in Fig. 5 is applied along the entire length'ofthe fish p ates.

applied only referably n such a manner as to bridgethe! raze'djomts between the inserted'rail sec-- tion J and the heads o f the rails, and said figure also shows the use of the brazed plates H under the bases of the rails A rail head J with the said rails. Figs. Fahd 27" illustrate the application of the same con-.

struction to a T rail with an inserted head 7 and B preferably vertically beneath the joints of ,the

ortion J If- .deSired the nuts F'ma lse razed or welded so as to prevent them rom becoming loose,.and the heads of the bolts E may likewise be brazed fast.

My above described 'nventlon provides a very superior track construction, the upper surface of the rail heads remaining in good condition always. The brazed joints are so located that even'the unlikely occurrence of a break at the jdiirt would not be dangerous, since the fish la'tes would still hold the ra' together T e' applicable to regular steam 9 construction is strong and railroads, and" i not only to street railways. ivery'little time p is required for making re airs. The laying of the track would not di usual practice. harmful depression of'the rail ends at the. joints {under er tnuch from the. It is also clear that the the weight of the rolling stock) will be reduced very. much, as the I material distance lengthwiseiof the rails, and not simply a plied to the, joints. Worn-out tracks can e rendered serviceable in a short time andat a very slight cost, by-cuttingout the worn portions and inserting rail sections, which are then brazed as described. The construction is of course not only applicable where the track is embedded, but also at crossings, switches, on bridges, etc. The improved con nection also forms an electriqebondr When -.the invention is applied to deem railroads,

expansion joints shculdpr'eferablybe proalso increase the strength of the connection,

be severed by pneumatic ehisels or other! .sides of said rails, as

vided at suitable intervals. "The plates brazed beneath the rail bases at the joints as dees the brazing of the bolt heads and nuts. In case o't need, the brazed joints can 1 suitable tools.

\Vhile I have spoken of uniting the rail ends to one another, the fish-plates to the rails and the bolts to the fish-plates and rails by brazing, I intend to claim any equivalent method of intimate joining, such as welding or fusing.

I claim as my invention:

1. A rail joint comprising abutting rail l ends and a fish plate at the side of said ends, 5 said plate being brazed along its top and bottom edges to rail heads and bases respectirely and in contact as to one side with the and for the purpose described. I

2. A rail joint ctnnprising rail ends and a fish plate at the side of said ends, said plate having brazed regions along its top and bottom edges uniting it to said ends alternating with regions free from brazing one side of said plate being in contact with the sides of said rails, as and for the purpose described. U

3. A rail joint comprising abutting rail ends and a fish plate at the side of said ends, said plate being brazed along its top and bottom edges to rail heads and bases respectively and one side of said plate being in contact with the sides of said rails but free from brazing, said plate being also secured to said rail ends by bolts and nuts, as and for the purpose described.

4-. A. rail joint comprising adjacent rail ends, an inserted rail section between said ends and brazed thereto and fish plates sccured to the rail ends and to the inserted section by bolts and nuts and also by being brazed thereto along their top and bottom edges in regions alternating with regions free from brazing, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I have. h reunto set my hand in the presence of two subscribing Witnesses this 31st day of March. 1908.

ARTHUR l3 USSE. V i tnesses HENRY Ilasrna, \VoLnmian I'IAIYP'I. 

